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Definition of Coves

Cove
Cove Cove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coved (k?vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Coving.] (Arch.) To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove. The mosques and other buildings of the Arabians are rounded into domes and coved roofs. --H. Swinburne. Coved ceiling, a ceiling, the part of which next the wail is constructed in a cove. Coved vault, a vault composed of four coves meeting in a central point, and therefore the reverse of a groined vault.
Cove
Cove Cove (k[=o]v), n. [AS. cofa room; akin to G. koben pigsty, orig., hut, Icel kofi hut, and perh. to E. cobalt.] 1. A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore. Vessels which were in readiness for him within secret coves and nooks. --Holland. 2. A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain. [U.S.] 3. (Arch.) (a) A concave molding. (b) A member, whose section is a concave curve, used especially with regard to an inner roof or ceiling, as around a skylight.
Cove
Cove Cove, v. t. [CF. F. couver, It. covare. See Covey.] To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs. [Obs.] Not being able to cove or sit upon them [eggs], she [the female tortoise] bestoweth them in the gravel. --Holland.

Meaning of Coves from wikipedia

- coast are often considered coves. Colloquially, the term can be used to describe a sheltered bay. Geomorphology describes coves as precipitously walled and...
- Hollow Coves interview - Ryan and Matt (part 1), retrieved 2022-09-03 "Hollow Coves". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-01-21. "Amy Shark, Hollow Coves Win Big...
- The Coveș is a right tributary of the river Hârtibaciu in Romania. It discharges into the Hârtibaciu near Agnita. Its length is 14 km (8.7 mi) and its...
- [citation needed] Cove forest is the name for a type of deciduous forest community ****ociated with Appalachian mountain coves. Cove forests, which are...
- Smith Cove may refer to: Smith Cove (Connecticut), several coves Smith Cove (Seattle), Washington Smith Cove (South Shetland Islands) This disambiguation...
- of the town of Porto Cristo. Alongside the larger Coves del Drach ("Cavern of the Dragon"), the Coves dels Hams contribute to the cavernous tourist attractions...
- Look up Cove or cove in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Cove may refer to: The Cove (Stamford, Connecticut), a neighborhood The Cove, New Zealand...
- and the coves of Les Freses, El Clapé and Les Tres Platgetes. In Colera: the Beach of Garbet, of Colera and the Borró / ****utzenes, and the coves Rovellada...
- A cove is a tightly concentrated group of large standing stones found in Neolithic and Bronze Age England. Coves are square or rectangular in plan and...
- impression that the background of an object extends to infinity. Infinity coves range from a simple roll of paper to whole studios (often used for photographing...